Which is better, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope or The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes?

On Steam reviews The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes scores higher (91.1% positive) than The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope (70.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.

Should I play The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope or The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes first?

If you want chronology, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope (2020) came out before The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope vs The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope and The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope (2020) is 1 year older than The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (2021). The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes scores higher on Steam reviews (91.1% positive) than The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope (70.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

Choose The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope if you want the Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,877 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Choose The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes if you want the Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.1% positive across 3,032 reviews.

Both The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope and The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes sit in Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope vs The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — Steam metadata comparison
	The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope	The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
Released	2020	2021
Genres	Adventure	Adventure
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Unsupported	Deck Playable
Price	19.99 USD	29.99 USD
Steam reviews	70.9% positive (2,877 reviews)	91.1% positive (3,032 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player	Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op
Developers	Supermassive Games	Supermassive Games

Side by side

Both are Adventure games on Steam.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope (2020) is 1 year older than The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (2021).
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes scores higher on Steam reviews (91.1% positive) than The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope (70.9% positive).
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes has co-op; The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope does not.
Steam Deck: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope is Deck Unsupported, The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes is Deck Playable.